WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * At Southern Border, Defense Secretary Visits Newly Created National Defense Area Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the newly created New Mexico National Defense Area today to meet with service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border. "This is Department of Defense property," Hegseth said. "Any illegal [attempt] to enter that zone is entering a military base -- a federally protected area more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DOD Senior Advisor Announcements Pentagon Acting Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson provided the following statement: Regular workforce adjustments are a feature of any highly efficient organization. Secretary Hegseth will continue to be proactive with personnel decisions and will work hard to ensure the Department of Defense has the right people in the right positions to execute President Trump's agenda.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * Last Chance to Register for Export-Import Bank of the United States' 2025 Annual Conference April 29 & 30 in Washington, D.C. Washington, DC - The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) will kick off its 2025 Annual Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 29. The event will be a two-day forum of remarks, plenary di more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Milwaukee Judge Obstructed Arrest of Illegal Alien Accused of Strangulation, Battery, and Domestic Abuse WASHINGTON - Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested for obstructing the arrest of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz. This criminal illegal alien has a laundry list of violent criminal charges including strangulation and suffocation, battery, and domestic abuse. Ruiz has illegally e more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- President Trump issued the following statement on April 25, 2025, on Arbor Day: * * * Arbor Day is set aside to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. It was first observed in Nebraska on April 10, 1872, as a way to populate the barren plains and provide shelter and shade for the pioneers. Today, Arbor Day reflects our commitment to preserving the beauty of God's creation while ensuring our forests, parks, and public lands remain accessible and well-managed. From towering more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Readout from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent's and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer's Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Sang-mok Choi and Minister Duk-Geun Ahn WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Sang-mok Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Readout from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent's Meeting with Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda. In the context of President Trump's America First economic agenda, the Secretary reaffirmed the United States' commitment to working  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Readout from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent's Meeting with Chancellor Rachel Reeves of the United Kingdom WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent met with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves of the United Kingdom. Secretary Bessent highlighted the United States' continued dedication to securing a lasting, durable peace in Ukraine. In t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Readout from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent's Meeting with EU Commissioner Maria Luis Albuquerque WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent met with European Union Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union Maria Luis Albuquerque. The Secretary and Minister discussed issues pertaining to financial regulation and f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Readout from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent's Meeting with Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti of Italy WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent met with Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti of Italy. The Secretary reaffirmed the United States' positive cooperation with Italy across a range of shared threats  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks by Paul S. Atkins, Chairman: * * * Remarks at the Crypto Task Force Roundtable Welcome to the third roundtable of the SEC's Crypto Task Force. I am in my fourth day back at the Commission and thank my fellow Commissioners and the SEC staff for their warm welcome. I am eager to tackle long festering issues, such as regulatory treatment of digital assets and distributed ledger technologies In addition, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Secretary Chavez-DeRemer warns states could lose federal funds if illegal immigrants allowed access to unemployment benefits WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is urging governors to comply with President Trump's directives ensuring tax dollars are not spent on encouraging or rewarding illegal immigration. In a letter sent today, the Secretary reminds all state more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of the Declaration of Principles signing ceremony on April 25, 2025: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you all for being here today. It's - I'm honored to be here with my counterparts, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the - to witness the Declaration of Principles for peace in the eastern DRC. It's a declaration that establishes a fundamental understanding of regional governanc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: 100 Days of Success, Accelerated Retention, Bringing Back Discharged Service Members Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told young military leaders, April 23, 2025, that since January, the Defense Department has focused entirely on restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding the military and reestablishing deterrence. "This week at the Department of Defense, we got to work for our warfighters," more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education Launches Title VI Probe into New York School Mascot Controversy Today, the U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the New York Department of Education, Board of Regents for a reported violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will assess whether New York's threat to withhold funding if the M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education Returns Section 117 Foreign Funding Enforcement to Office of General Counsel, Announces Investigation into UC Berkeley Today, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon directed the Office of General Counsel (OGC) to re-assume the Department's enforcement functions relating to the disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts under Section 117 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following readout of Ambassador Jamieson Greer's meeting on April 24, 2025, with South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Dukgeun: * * * Yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) Ahn Dukgeun. During the productive meeting, Ambassador Greer underscored the priorities of President Trump's America First Trade Policy, and both side more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following readout of Ambassador Jamieson Greer's virtual meeting on April 24, 2025, with Vietnam Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien: * * * Yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer had a productive virtual meeting with Vietnam Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Nguyen Hong Dien to discuss the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral trade relationship. Ambassador Greer discussed next steps between USTR and  more PR